The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-26
THE B. AND W. PURCHASE
FEATURES OF THE S., F. 81 w. AND
CENTRAL ALLIANCE.


Improvements on the Brunswick and
Western-Fif Miles Of New Rails
Already Purchased-Busine Free to
Go Where 1t Wants to-Greater Ship
ping Facilities at Savannah.
Col Haines, General Manager OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
returned from New York yesterday, where
he had been in connection with the recent
purchase of the Brunswick and Western
railroad. Col. Haines says that the bargain
for the purchase OF that road has been conf
pleted in every respect, and the road is now
the property of the purchasers beyond all
recall. The bondhoders of the road hunted
for purchaser for several years, and sue
ceeded in finding one when they decided to
accept reasonable price. They held the
property at too high figure, and pretended
all the time that they intended to improve
it and make it. in all respects, first-class
road. They didn't improve it, and they
couldn't make it pay in the condition in
which it was, and so they accepted the price
that was offered them.
WHO THE PURCHASER is.
The road was not purchased by the Sa-
vannah. Florida and Western Railway, but
by a syndicate Of which the Plant Invest
nent Company IS the chief member. 1t
will not be un as part of the Savannah,
Florida and Western system. but in connec-
ton with it. 1t will bear about the same
relation TO that system as the Charleston
road does.
1T WILL BE IMPROVED AT ONCE.
1t is the purpose to put tho road in first
class condition at once. Colonel Haines
purchased steel railssfor fifty miles of the
road when he was in New York,
and the public is permitted
to understand that the entire line will be in
first class condition inside of a year. The
whole road will be relaid with steel rails,
and the roadbed, bridges and equipment
will be such as will be wholly satisfactory
to the patrons of the line.
HOW THE ROAD WILL BE RUN
There will be no effort to run the road in
the interest of any town, or to take business
to or away from town. The ports will be
placed upon an equality as to rates, and
business will be permitted to go where it
pleases All that the management of the
road will do win be to furnish first class
transportation facilities. 1t will let bust
ness take its own course. Ii it wants to go
to Brunswick the same advantages for get
ting there will be offered it as if it desired
TO go to Savannah.
WHY THE ROAD WAS BOUGHT.
While the purchasers of the road do not
say why they boughtit, there is no difficulty
in finding good reasons for its purchase It
affords the Plant Investment Company the
means of protecting its investments in this
State and Florida. If any of it's inter
ests are menaced, as they have been, it is
now in position to retaliate, and that, too,
so effectually as to bring those who attack
it to terms.
THE ALLIANCE WITH THE CENTRAL.
The arrangement which the Savannah,
Florida and Western has with the Central
for its basis, enlarged transportation facili-
ties by steam, coastwise from Savannah.
What the Savannah, Florida and Western
would like to have is a steamer from Savan-
nah to New York every day. The Central
has not agreed to furnish daily steamer,
but has promised that the steamship facili-
ties shall be ample and satisfactory. If a
steamer daily, therefore, is necessary, the
Ocean Steamship Company's feet will be
sufficiently enlarged to meet that necessity.
There are other points in the alliance be-
tween the two roads, one of which is that
the Savannah, Florida and Western shall
spare no efforts to give to the Ocean Steam
ship Company all the freights of the terri
tory whichit controls, and another probably
! is that the Central makes certain conces-
sions with regard to the business of terri
| tory which it has hitherto controlled. OF
course neither party will give the exact
nature of the alliance between them, and
| perhaps the public would not care to know
| it. What it cares about is the general
features of the alliance. Those given above
| are probably not far from correct.